Beijing time on March 24 news, has been confirmed that LeBron James will not appear in the Los Angeles Lakers home game against the Philadelphia 76ers this game.
Why James chose to take a break at this point in time may be speculated to be to give him a fuller rest. The Lakers' last game was against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday local time, the next game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, and today's game against the 76ers, if he takes a break, he can almost let him rest for nearly a week.
In the recent lakers' updated injury list, James has been plagued by knee injuries and has also mentioned that he has water in his knees.
Today's game is James' 19th missed game of the season, he missed 27 regular season games last season and he also missed 27 games in 2018-19. James missed just four games in the 2019-20 season, the season they won the championship.
James averaged 37.1 minutes per game this season, a new high in the last five seasons, averaging 30 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game.
The Lakers are currently 31-41 and ninth in the West, and they are one win ahead of the No. 10 New Orleans Pelicans and three wins ahead of the 11th-placed San Antonio Spurs.
In the absence of James, the probability of the Lakers and the 76ers winning this game is also continuing to decline, and in ESPN's prediction, the Lakers have a 25.9% probability of winning today.